| 单词 | purse |
| 释义 | purse —purse /pɜːs/ aep /pɝːs/ noun (CONTAINER) A2 [C] UK a small container for money, usually used by a woman: » a leather purse→ COMPARE WALLET(Cf. ↑wallet)Thesaurus+: ↑Containers for carrying personal possessionsF0 [C] US FOR HANDBAG(Cf. ↑handbag) Thesaurus+: ↑Containers for carrying personal possessions• • • Extra Examples:» She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table.» She had her purse snatched while she was in town.noun [C usually singular] (AMOUNT TO SPEND) ► F0 the total amount of money that an organization or government has available for spending: » Having a lot of people out of work places a large drain on the public purse.Thesaurus+: ↑Savings, interest and capitalnoun [C] (PRIZE) ► F0 an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition: » The players in the golf tournament are competing for a purse of £525,000.Thesaurus+: ↑General words for amounts of money , ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of moneyverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for purse ► F0 to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval: » "I don't approve of that kind of language," she said, pursing her lips.Thesaurus+: ↑Grimacing and frowning |
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